2. Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements that are not
statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements reflect the Company’s current expectations concerning future results, objectives, plans and goals,
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which
may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ. These risks, uncertainties and other factors
include, among others: the continuation or worsening of current economic conditions generally, and in
advertising markets in particular; the public acceptance of the Company’s programs, motion pictures and
games; competition for audiences and distribution; technological developments and their effect in the
Company’s markets and on consumer behavior; fluctuations in the Company’s results due to the timing, mix
and availability of the Company’s motion pictures and games; changes in the Federal communications laws
and regulations; the impact of piracy; other domestic and global economic, business, competitive and/or
regulatory factors affecting the Company’s businesses generally; and other factors described in the
Company’s news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 2008
Annual Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements
included in this presentation are made only as of the date of this presentation, and the Company does not
have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances. Reconciliations for any non-GAAP financial information contained in this presentation are
included in this presentation or found on the Company’s website at www.viacom.com.
This presentation is a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, Viacom’s earnings
release for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.
2
4. 2008 Restructuring and Other Charges
By Segment
($ In Millions)
Media Filmed
Networks Entertainment Corporate Total
Severance and Lease
$ 71 $ 29 $ 3 $ 103
Termination Costs
Programming and
286 19 - 305
Film Inventory
Asset Impairments
32 14 - 46
and Other
Total $ 389 $ 62 $ 3 $ 454
By Expense Line Item
Operating SG&A D&A Total
Severance and Lease
$ - $ 94 $ 9 $ 103
Termination Costs
Programming and
305 - - 305
Film Inventory
Asset Impairments
14 - 32 46
and Other
Total $ 319 $ 94 $ 41 $ 454
4
5. Adjusted Results
($ In Millions, except per share amounts)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 (1) B/(W) 2007(2) 2008 (1) B/(W) 2007(2)
Revenues $ 4,243 - $14,625 9%
Adjusted Expenses (3,204) (2%) (11,187) (13%)
Adjusted Equity Compensation (27) (23%) (97) (13%)
Adjusted D&A (83) 14% (364) 7%
Adjusted Operating Income 929 (6%) 2,977 (1%)
Adjusted Net Earnings,
464 (16%) 1,491 (6%)
Continuing Operations
Adjusted Diluted EPS,
0.76 (10%) 2.38 1%
Continuing Operations
Weighted Average
611.5 6% 625.4 7%
Diluted Shares
See page 6 for footnotes and pages 18 - 23 for a reconciliation to GAAP results. 5
6. Footnotes
1. 2008 adjusted results for the three months ended December 31, 2008 exclude $454 million of
pre-tax restructuring and other charges ($411 million in expenses, $2 million in equity
compensation and $41 million in D&A), principally related to programming abandonments,
severance, the write-down of film inventory and other charges ($286 million after-tax, $0.47 per
share); $15 million of pre-tax non-cash investment impairments ($15 million after-tax, $0.02 per
share); and $9 million of discrete tax benefits ($0.01 per share). The discrete tax benefits were
principally the result of effectively settled audits.
2008 adjusted results for the year ended December 31, 2008 exclude the restructuring and other
charges discussed above; $27 million of pre-tax non-cash investment impairment ($27 million
after-tax, $0.04 per share); and $55 million of discrete tax benefits ($0.09 per share).
2. 2007 adjusted results for the three months ended December 31, 2007 exclude $7 million of pre-
tax expenses related to Media Networks restructuring charges, principally severance, affecting
MTV Networks domestic and international operations ($5 million after-tax, $0.01 per share).
2007 adjusted results for the year ended December 31, 2007 exclude $77 million of pre-tax
expenses related to the Media Networks restructuring charges ($49 million after-tax, $0.07 per
share); a $151 million pre-tax gain on the sale of equity investment ($95 million after-tax, $0.14
per share); a $36 million non-cash pre-tax investment impairment ($23 million after-tax, $0.04
per share); and $15 million of net discrete tax benefits ($0.02 per share).
6
7. Free Cash Flow
4th Quarter Full Year
($ In Millions)
2008 B/(W) 2007 2008 B/(W) 2007
Operating Income $ 475 (51%) $ 2,523 (14%)
Restructuring (1) 447 n/m 447 n/m
Depreciation & Amortization 83 (14%) 364 (7%)
Capital Expenditures (53) 40% (288) (22%)
Cash Interest (209) (9%) (495) (6%)
Cash Taxes (2) (97) 60% (741) (12%)
Working Capital & Other 717 n/m (62) 78%
(4)
$ 1,363 95% $ 1,748 3%
Operating Free Cash Flow
(3)
- n/m - n/m
Cash Taxes on Disposition
(4)
$ 1,363 133% $ 1,748 14%
Free Cash Flow
1) Cash paid as of 12/31/08 was $7 million of the total 2008 restructuring charge of $454 million; Cash paid as of 12/31/07 was
$54 million for FY’07 and $10 million for Q4’07 of the restructuring charges of $77 million and $7 million, respectively.
2) Excludes taxes paid with respect to the dispositions of assets in 2007.
3) For comparison purposes, 2007 operating free cash flow excludes cash taxes paid with respect to the gain recognized in
2Q’07 on the sale of the Company’s non-controlling investment in MTV Russia and gain recognized in 3Q’07 on the sale of
Famous Music. It is important to note that the net cash proceeds from asset sales is not included in Free Cash Flow. See
Page 24 for more information.
4) See Page 24 for the definition and reconciliation of free cash flow and operating free cash flow to net cash flow from
operations.
Note: n/m – not meaningful 7
8. Debt & Cash
($ In Millions)
December 31, 2008
Bank Debt $ 650
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2009 750
Total Floating Rate Debt 1,400
5.75% Senior Notes due 2011 1,496
6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 1,495
6.125% Senior Notes due 2017 497
6.875% Senior Debentures due 2036 1,734
6.75% Senior Debentures due 2037 248
6.85% Senior Notes due 2055 750
Note Payable 136
Capital Leases and Other 246
Total Fixed Rate Debt 6,602
Total Debt $ 8,002
Cash & Cash Equivalents $792
Net Debt $ 7,210
8
9. Available Capacity and Long-Term Debt Maturities
($ In Millions)
$4,000
$3,400 Bank Debt undrawn (expires 2010)
$3,500
Cash & Cash Equivalents
$3,000 $800 Public Debt
Bank Debt drawn
$2,500
$2,600
$2,000 $1,750
$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
$1,000 $750 $650 $750
$500
$500 $250
$0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2016 2017 2036 2037 2055
Note: 2008 column denotes combined cash & cash equivalents of $792 million and credit facility availability of $2.6 billion.
Chart excludes note payable, capital leases and other obligations. Bank debt in above chart refers to revolving bank
credit facility that matures on 12/31/10. Assumes outstanding credit facility balance of $650 million at year end 2008 is
paid at maturity. 9
10. Share Repurchase Program
(In Millions)
Year Ended
4Q 2008
12/31/2008
Cost of Repurchase $148 $1,223
Shares Repurchased 8.5 38.7
Year End Shares Outstanding 606.8
Remaining program availability as of 12/31/08 is $1.3 billion
10
12. Media Networks – Revenues by Type
($ In Millions)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 B/(W) 2007 2008 B/(W) 2007
Advertising $ 1,346 (3%) $ 4,722 1%
Affiliate 667 12% 2,620 12%
Ancillary 462 - 1,414 32%
Total $ 2,475 1% $ 8,756 8%
12
13. Media Networks – Financial Results
($ In Millions)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 B/(W) 2007 2008 B/(W) 2007
Revenues $ 2,475 1% $ 8,756 8%
Expenses (1,517) (5%) (5,362) (15%)
Equity Compensation (12) (20%) (40) (8%)
D&A (48) 24% (236) 14%
Operating Income, Before
898 (3%) 3,118 -
Adjusted Items
Adjusted Items (1) (389) n/m (389) n/m
$ 509 (44%) $ 2,729 (10%)
Operating Income
1) 2008 results include $389 million of restructuring and other charges ($351 million in expenses and $38 million in D&A) for
the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008.
2007 results include $7 million and $77 million, respectively, of expenses related to Media Networks restructuring charges,
principally severance, affecting MTV Networks domestic and international operations for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2007.
Note: n/m – not meaningful 13
14. Filmed Entertainment – Revenues by Type
($ In Millions)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 B/(W) 2007 2008 B/(W) 2007
Theatrical $ 350 28% $ 1,714 17%
Home Entertainment 1,020 (6%) 2,724 9%
TV License Fees 351 (13%) 1,333 3%
Ancillary 86 9% 262 17%
Total $ 1,807 (2%) $ 6,033 10%
14
15. Filmed Entertainment – Theatrical Releases
4Q 2008 4Q 2007
Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (DWA) The Heartbreak Kid
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Things We Lost in the Fire
Revolutionary Road Bee Movie (DWA)
Defiance Beowolf
Margot at the Wedding
Kite Runner
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
15
16. Filmed Entertainment – Financial Results
($ In Millions)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 B/(W) 2007 2008 B/(W) 2007
Revenues $ 1,807 (2%) $ 6,033 10%
Expenses (1,689) - (5,823) (11%)
Equity Compensation (4) - (14) (27%)
D&A (30) (11%) (108) (9%)
Operating Income, Before
84 (28%) 88 (15%)
Adjusted Items
Adjusted Items (1) (62) n/m (62) n/m
$ 22 (81%) $ 26 (75%)
Operating Income
1) 2008 results include $62 million of restructuring and other charges ($60 million in expenses and $2 million in equity
compensation) for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008.
Note: n/m – not meaningful 16
18. Supplemental Disclosures:
Non-GAAP Financial Information
Non-GAAP measures, including free cash flow, operating free cash flow and
adjusted results that exclude restructuring and other charges, non-operating
investment gains and losses, discrete taxes and impairment charges, where
applicable, are relevant and useful information for investors because they improve
their ability to understand the Company's operating performance, make it easier to
compare the Company's results with other companies and allow investors to view
performance in a manner similar to the method used by the Company's
management.
These measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. They should not be
considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net cash flow from operations,
operating income, net earnings from continuing operations and diluted EPS from
continuing operations as indicators of operating performance. Such non-GAAP
measures, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures employed by other companies.
18
19. Supplemental Disclosures: Non-GAAP Financial Information
($ In Millions, except per share amounts)
Quarter Ended December 31, 2008
Pre-tax Net Earnings Diluted EPS
Earnings from from
Operating from
Continuing Continuing
Income Continuing
Operations(1) Operations(2) Operations
Reported Results $ 475 $ 256 $ 172 $ 0.28
Adjustments:
Restructuring and
454 454 286 0.47
Other Charges (3)
Impairment of
- 15 15 0.02
Investments (5)
(6)
- - (9) (0.01)
Discrete Tax Benefits
Adjusted Results $ 929 $ 725 $ 464 $ 0.76
See Page 23 for footnotes. 19
20. Supplemental Disclosures: Non-GAAP Financial Information
($ In Millions, except per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Pre-tax Net Earnings Diluted EPS
Earnings from from
Operating from
Continuing Continuing
Income Continuing
Operations(1) Operations(2) Operations
Reported Results $ 2,523 $ 1,855 $ 1,233 $ 1.97
Adjustments:
Restructuring and
454 454 286 0.46
Other Charges (3)
Impairment of
- 27 27 0.04
Investments (5)
(6)
- - (55) (0.09)
Discrete Tax Benefits
Adjusted Results $ 2,977 $ 2,336 $ 1,491 $ 2.38
See Page 23 for footnotes. 20
21. Supplemental Disclosures: Non-GAAP Financial Information
($ In Millions, except per share amounts)
Quarter ended December 31, 2007
Pre-tax Net Earnings Diluted EPS
Earnings from from
Operating from
Continuing Continuing
Income Continuing
Operations(1) (2)
Operations
Operations
Reported Results $ 978 $ 851 $ 545 $ 0.83
Adjustments:
Media Networks
7 7 5 0.01
(3)
Restructuring Activities
Adjusted Results $ 985 $ 858 $ 550 $ 0.84
See Page 23 for footnotes. 21
22. Supplemental Disclosures: Non-GAAP Financial Information
($ In Millions, except per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31, 2007
Pre-tax Net Earnings Diluted EPS
Earnings from from
Operating from
Continuing Continuing
Income Continuing
Operations(1) (2)
Operations
Operations
Reported Results $ 2,936 $ 2,580 $ 1,630 $ 2.41
Adjustments:
Media Networks
77 77 49 0.07
(3)
Restructuring Activities
Gain on Sale of Equity
- (151) (95) (0.14)
Investment (4)
Impairment of Investment (5) - 36 23 0.04
Discrete Tax Benefits (6) - - (15) (0.02)
Adjusted Results $ 3,013 $ 2,542 $ 1,592 $ 2.36
See Page 23 for footnotes. 22
23. Footnotes – Pages 19 - 22
1. Pre-tax earnings represent earnings from continuing operations before provision for
income taxes and minority interest.
2. The tax impact of adjustments has been calculated where appropriate using the applicable
rates in effect for the period presented.
3. 2008 adjusted results exclude $454 million for the quarter and year ended December 31,
2008, of restructuring and other charges across all segments. The charge principally
relates to programming abandonments, severance, the write-down of film inventory and
other charges. 2007 adjusted results exclude $7 million and $77 million, respectively, of
expenses related to Media Networks restructuring charges, principally severance, affecting
MTV Networks domestic and international operations for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2007.
4. In 2007, the Company sold its non-controlling investment in MTV Russia for $191 million
and recognized a pre-tax gain of $151 million.
5. 2008 adjusted results exclude $15 million and $27 million, respectively, of pre-tax non-cash
investment impairment charges for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. 2007
adjusted results exclude $36 million of pre-tax non-cash investment impairment charges
for the year ended December 31, 2007.
6. 2008 adjusted results exclude $9 million and $55 million, respectively, of net discrete tax
benefits for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. 2007 adjusted results exclude
$15 million of net discrete tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007. The discrete
tax benefits were principally the result of effectively settled audits.
23
24. Supplemental Disclosures:
Non-GAAP Financial Information
($ In Millions)
4th Quarter Full Year
2008 2007 2008 2007
Cash Provided By Operations $ 1,416 $ 673 $ 2,036 $ 1,776
(53) (89) (288) (237)
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow (1) $ 1,363 $ 584 $ 1,748 $ 1,539
Cash Taxes on Disposition (2) - 115 - 163
Operating Free Cash Flow (3) $ 1,363 $ 699 $ 1,748 $ 1,702
1) The Company defines free cash flow as cash provided by operations minus capital expenditures. Free cash flow is a
non-GAAP measure. Management believes free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the
Company’s liquidity, including ability to service debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and repurchase
stock.
2) For comparison purposes, 2007 operating free cash flow excluded cash taxes paid with respect to the gain
recognized in 2Q’07 on the sale of the Company’s non-controlling investment in MTV Russia and gain recognized in
3Q’07 on the sale of Famous Music. It is important to note that the net cash proceeds from asset sales is not
included in Free Cash Flow.
3) The Company defines operating free cash flow as cash provided by operations minus capital expenditures plus cash
taxes on dispositions. Operating free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure. Management believes operating free cash
flow provides investors with an important perspective on the Company’s liquidity from ongoing activities. 24